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holyoke is a rich history and is the first city to the committee to make papers we are the paper city. like a lot of cities on the northeast we move the industrial city but folks came in to holyoke and a lot of the factories moved overseas. the unemployment rate is larger or how your domestic and national average about 50% of the population is latino and mostly puerto rican defense and very diverse city as well. so i got elected last november and there's four of us in the election the nonpartisan from the local level to start against each other in november and i went with 53% of the vote and became the mayor in january at the age of 22 and i turned 23 and i will be 24 in january so i quickly getting up there. [laughter] it is a very stressful job, but also very, very rewarding. there's nothing more special than being the mayor in a city that you were born and where your family still lives and your friends are there and the school he went to, your teachers come and i still teaching in the public schools given my age i've experienced superintendent as my principal in high school. so it'
holyoke is a rich history and is the first city to the committee to make papers we are the paper city. like a lot of cities on the northeast we move the industrial city but folks came in to holyoke and a lot of the factories moved overseas. the unemployment rate is larger or how your domestic and national average about 50% of the population is latino and mostly puerto rican defense and very diverse city as well. so i got elected last november and there's four of us in the election the...
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you have to focus on the upper in the city if you want to live the city. we rejected them and registered new people to vote. knocked on every door. it made a difference and the fact that i am the first mayor to speak spanish speaks vot yum to spanish speaking city in the community. i remember white guy with red hair. nobody is opening door i'm crazy or mormon knocking on the door. i mean, just to be able to speak in someone's language you can connect with somebody like no other. it was important for us offer the spanish classes. it was important for me to hire the best people, but people who look like the community people they can relate to. it isn't a one-time thing all the sudden latinos and young people are voting. it's a process. i'm up for re-election again. we want to make -- really made and impact because it's not going to happen in one election. three or four elections down the road do we see higher voter participation rates from the young people in the community. those are people. and young people nationally it's not going to take one election. it
you have to focus on the upper in the city if you want to live the city. we rejected them and registered new people to vote. knocked on every door. it made a difference and the fact that i am the first mayor to speak spanish speaks vot yum to spanish speaking city in the community. i remember white guy with red hair. nobody is opening door i'm crazy or mormon knocking on the door. i mean, just to be able to speak in someone's language you can connect with somebody like no other. it was...
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i have raised more none in this campaign in the city of reno than new york city. she's raised more money out of wall street than i have in this campaign. who's in the pockets of the big money in wall street? >> moderator: thank you very much. our next question comes from diego santiago who will direct it to congresswoman shelley berkeley. >> congresswoman berkeley, i was intrigued looking through both of your web sites that both the candidates have the country of israel as one of your top issues. now i ask, why is this issue at the top of your agenda, and has enough been done to defend our only true ally in the middle east? berkeley: i pride myself on being a strong supporter of israel. in the united states congress on either side of the aisle, we share a common bond, and it's the only democracy in a very dangerous part of the world and one of our strongest allies in the world. i think we need to do everything we can to work with israel to insure that iran does not acquire nuclear weapons. it's not only an existential threat to israel, but it's a threat to the ent
i have raised more none in this campaign in the city of reno than new york city. she's raised more money out of wall street than i have in this campaign. who's in the pockets of the big money in wall street? >> moderator: thank you very much. our next question comes from diego santiago who will direct it to congresswoman shelley berkeley. >> congresswoman berkeley, i was intrigued looking through both of your web sites that both the candidates have the country of israel as one of...
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in 2009 after president obama took office the city was sacked included new credits that were primarily focused on low-income families and families that have kids in college that were extended in 2010 and expired at the end of the year. there's the timber cut in social security payroll taxes the was done in the stimulus for 2011 and extended for 2012. and then in addition to all of those expiring tax provisions that got most of the attention from the fiscal macroeconomic point of view and another thing we have to the start of next year and the tax increases included in the 2010 health reform act. and so, when you look at the debate over the fiscal cliff, the point is to recognize there is a very diverse array of tax provisions that are under discussion. and that's important for understanding the effects on american households, different households are affected differently by these provisions. at the low end of the income distribution for example the credits that were enacted in 2009 turn out to be very important as the temporary payroll taxes. temporary cut in payroll taxes has to be im
in 2009 after president obama took office the city was sacked included new credits that were primarily focused on low-income families and families that have kids in college that were extended in 2010 and expired at the end of the year. there's the timber cut in social security payroll taxes the was done in the stimulus for 2011 and extended for 2012. and then in addition to all of those expiring tax provisions that got most of the attention from the fiscal macroeconomic point of view and...
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democracy spends less money per pupil than new york city and per pupil than charter schools and new york. once we opened from day one, we don't need a dollar of philanthropy to run our school. one of the reasons we have done so well is because i don't have to talk to anybody else raise money. i can actually focus on schools. the problem is the problem. we don't have enough great leaders. we don't have the principals come to school leaders, teachers, in this country right now in the pipeline of the caliber that we need. that is what i see the biggest barrier is being. we spend less money and can do it on public funds. let me give you a great example. america spends about $10,000 on average. that's a lot of money. that means a classroom of 25 kids, spends a quarter million dollars per year. where is that money going? let's hire a teacher and a $75,000 a year. let's give him another $75,000 like we do. up to $200,000 a year. and then say, okay, we also need some administrative support. i get $13,500 off of that. so where's the where is the money going if we are not spending a lot. we have 9
democracy spends less money per pupil than new york city and per pupil than charter schools and new york. once we opened from day one, we don't need a dollar of philanthropy to run our school. one of the reasons we have done so well is because i don't have to talk to anybody else raise money. i can actually focus on schools. the problem is the problem. we don't have enough great leaders. we don't have the principals come to school leaders, teachers, in this country right now in the pipeline of...
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the hardship that is kind of really extraordinary difficulty from major cities or small cities to the countryside. very difficult in my experience, through important trade which defined them and world view previous. i can have a few words to that. endurance, adaptability, confidence, sometimes over confidence. i think it's important to know this generation. in many ways, and also later day studying college. this early 1980s was the most liberal period in china's education system. they were really exposed to western ideas. they translate the constitution of development of foreign countries in uk and elsewhere into chinese. he reads english very well. now, that's really a wonderful opportunity, and, but these also could be the problem it has if we fail to understand that, this is a generation because of their personal experience they don't want to be lectured. they actually will be more, conducive with and get soft approach to talk for cooperation. but you just use force to intimidate them, they will act very first home. i hope that what i said is important. that if we use force, use ju
the hardship that is kind of really extraordinary difficulty from major cities or small cities to the countryside. very difficult in my experience, through important trade which defined them and world view previous. i can have a few words to that. endurance, adaptability, confidence, sometimes over confidence. i think it's important to know this generation. in many ways, and also later day studying college. this early 1980s was the most liberal period in china's education system. they were...
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it is an extraordinary difficulty in the city's to the countryside. the very difficult life experience for the important trade which defines the beavers. i can have a few words for that. enduring, about devotee, confidence. i think it's important to know this generation. in many ways also the study in college and at the end of culture for most of them this early 1980's was the most liberal period in china's system was exposed and the ideas and they actually have the constitutional development in the foreign country in the u.k. and elsewhere in to chinese he reads english very well along. now that is a wonderful opportunity, and this also could be a problem because they would fail to understand. this is a generation because of their personal experience they don't want to be lectured. they would be more conducive to give more reasoning to talk to the corporations but use force to intimidate them acting very strongly. i hope what i said is important that if we use force coming use just a single-minded lecture with that knowledge of china and the difficul
it is an extraordinary difficulty in the city's to the countryside. the very difficult life experience for the important trade which defines the beavers. i can have a few words for that. enduring, about devotee, confidence. i think it's important to know this generation. in many ways also the study in college and at the end of culture for most of them this early 1980's was the most liberal period in china's system was exposed and the ideas and they actually have the constitutional development...
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when i was getting started and i suspect it's true of a lot of us we wanted to work in big cities for famous news organizations, and in the end when i look back on my early career frustrations the best thing in the world to me was going out to dumpy places and being a star and built my confidence. i was the best guy in the newsroom in places i won't even name the and it made me think i could actually do this. having done this the last 25 years. >> much better than being the youngest person in "the new york times." >> the last question. >> thank you very much. a lot of this election, a lot of the political coverage on television i'm sort of familiar with fat has been based on the pontificating that goes on every day and every night on the cable stations, and to a large extent somebody mentioned earlier i believe -- i forget the name of the guy, i knew him very well, anyway, he was a "washington post" reporter who went out and covered the voters. he went around like anna sale. >> talking about david broder? >> yes, exactly. david went around and actually talked to voters. do you think t
when i was getting started and i suspect it's true of a lot of us we wanted to work in big cities for famous news organizations, and in the end when i look back on my early career frustrations the best thing in the world to me was going out to dumpy places and being a star and built my confidence. i was the best guy in the newsroom in places i won't even name the and it made me think i could actually do this. having done this the last 25 years. >> much better than being the youngest...
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obviously, yes, the saw cities have filled it to capacity. there would have to be a new negotiation. basically if iraq is 0 focused on asian market. it's going to have two real option goes to. which is through saudi arabia, which would have to be a political discussion to take place, or through jordan. which is another option, but that, you know, obviously increases the transportation cost and all of these other things. it's a potential. in terms of amounts of money and time to fix this strategic pipeline, the iraq iraqis had a couple of studies that were being done. all i know it will probably take several billion dollars and a few years to do in a normal country. in iraq it may take longer. there are no quick fixes to reunite the oil infrastructure between the north and the south. >> we can take a couple of more questions. do i see any hands? way in the back. hi i'm an aloom. the question for matt. you alluded to the end the presentation the price iraq needs for their domestic programs and what production volume cothey need to hit and the r
obviously, yes, the saw cities have filled it to capacity. there would have to be a new negotiation. basically if iraq is 0 focused on asian market. it's going to have two real option goes to. which is through saudi arabia, which would have to be a political discussion to take place, or through jordan. which is another option, but that, you know, obviously increases the transportation cost and all of these other things. it's a potential. in terms of amounts of money and time to fix this...
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[applause] >> moderator: welcome back to the fourth district congressional debate in orange city iowa. just a few minutes left for the candidates to continue to ask questions. we have a twitter question to mrs. vilsack but i'm going to do my best to make it a question to congressman king as well. this comes from ron. you say you support young farmers, would you support a complete repeal of the death tax and i would also like congressman king to weigh in as well. congressman king, you are actually the first one to answer this question. king: the death tax in my view as i long said the cigarette tax on the american dream. when people come to this country, they see the statue of liberty and they know that it's the first generation to be a struggle for them, they want to open the door for the next generation and the next generation. when my great-grandfather came here he had nine children, they brought - sections of land and he wanted all nine children to live on the 160 acres as a family farm and each generation then to grow from there. it didn't work out for him because the stock market
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on the charter commission for the city of richmond. he also was a founding director of the center for public policy and the wilder school of government and public affairs of the virginia commonwealth university. i think each of you for coming tonight, and i which each of the candidates a good debate. now, i will turn to our moderator. [applause] >> thank you very much, what a great audience we have tonight, we are going to have a wonderful debate. let me begin with a few reminders for everyone. first, we are fortunate enough to have c-span covering this event tonight and we want to let everyone know about that. [applause] secondly, both candidates have asked everyone in their room to turn their cell phones off. not buzzing or beeping were bringing in any way, but please have them all or it and we would be very happy about that. third, after each question, if you could please hold your applause until the end of the debate, we want to make sure we can move in an expeditious way, and we are just going to take time from the debate if we ha
on the charter commission for the city of richmond. he also was a founding director of the center for public policy and the wilder school of government and public affairs of the virginia commonwealth university. i think each of you for coming tonight, and i which each of the candidates a good debate. now, i will turn to our moderator. [applause] >> thank you very much, what a great audience we have tonight, we are going to have a wonderful debate. let me begin with a few reminders for...
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we tried to use the current election going on is the key city for this class, but the overview tonight really is about money in politics and this has been a very different year for money in politics. we talked about citizens united has an open door for a lot more outside money coming into the political spectrum. we want to talk about what to denning, both in an academic sense in terms of house campaign-finance reform in campaigns and outside groups, the specifically how it affects the selection. we will talk to the presidential election, but there's an awful lot as well. it is important to note this is not entirely new. while it is different this year certainly, it is not brand-new. it's not the first time it's been outside money. public 2010, 2008 or even 2004. the candidates have always been outside groups. certainly in our recent history these outside groups 527 organizations that are outside the campaign structure, outside the campaign-finance limits of the candidate, but can navigate for the election a defeat of candidates as long as they follow certain rules and do not coordinate
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you are to teach that and make people aware of states and cities and counties. i think it is a macro program. i want to thank y'all so much for coming in. [applause] those of you -- those of you who are registered for lunch, we look forward to seeing you there. i'm going to finish the saint augustine who said that on both sides lay aside all arrogance. let us not on either side claimed that we have party discover the truth. it is something known to neither of us. then only tranquilly if there's no bald presumptions that of astarte discovered and possess. that is not even the formula for civil discourse. thank you are very, very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations]respto >> ross gave a good answer, but i've got to respond directly to mr. bush. you question my patriotism. you then brought some right wing and to the house in 1969, 1970 with over 50,000 of the america state. i honor the uniform and every man woman who ever served,ing i quitting out how crowded it was stewart sherman of the joint but, when joe mccarthy went chiefsunattacking people's patriotism
you are to teach that and make people aware of states and cities and counties. i think it is a macro program. i want to thank y'all so much for coming in. [applause] those of you -- those of you who are registered for lunch, we look forward to seeing you there. i'm going to finish the saint augustine who said that on both sides lay aside all arrogance. let us not on either side claimed that we have party discover the truth. it is something known to neither of us. then only tranquilly if there's...
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has pulled all personnel from eastern libyan city of van -- benghazi. that is the story in the washington post. tomorrow will focus on domestic issues. are you tuning in? what will you be listening for if you intend on to mannion? if you are not going to watch or listen, why? that is the question this morning. the candidate's policies are very clear by now, putting them in the atmosphere will not change my mind. it is fun to watch. new orleans on the republican line. good morning. >> caller: i really don't know how anything could really change. i hope that romney -- he has to come up with something better. the way he is campaigning everything is a joke, but it's quite serious. and i just don't know. i said i hope the republicans don't lose this election on account of the racial color line it seems like it is almost over. thank you. >> host: independent color. hi, ann. >> caller: thanks for letting me get on. i'm definitely going to be watching. in fact i think it is ranked be the highest watched the date ever just because people are interested to see wh
has pulled all personnel from eastern libyan city of van -- benghazi. that is the story in the washington post. tomorrow will focus on domestic issues. are you tuning in? what will you be listening for if you intend on to mannion? if you are not going to watch or listen, why? that is the question this morning. the candidate's policies are very clear by now, putting them in the atmosphere will not change my mind. it is fun to watch. new orleans on the republican line. good morning. >>...
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. >> he is a nebraska brand but he has lived in new york city for about 11 years. republicans, even before he gotten in were naming him big apple bob. yes family, has a son, a wife there. i think it moved to nebraska since the fed done everything they can to paint him as a new york liberal. nebraska has just shifted conservative. it should become a more red state. >> once again you can see that debate from omaha live at noon eastern on our companion network c-span. right after that remarks from the president of yemen on the future of this country invite of security problems and the hunger crisis. he will speak at of the woodrow wilson center in washington and you can see those comments live at 1 p.m. eastern. coming up tonight, more campaign 2012 coverage with a life wisconsin senate debate. congresswoman tammy baldwin debates former health secretary tommy thompson who is republican. that seat is open due to the retirement of democratic senator herb kohl. you can see it live at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can also listen on c-span radio or watch online at c-span.
. >> he is a nebraska brand but he has lived in new york city for about 11 years. republicans, even before he gotten in were naming him big apple bob. yes family, has a son, a wife there. i think it moved to nebraska since the fed done everything they can to paint him as a new york liberal. nebraska has just shifted conservative. it should become a more red state. >> once again you can see that debate from omaha live at noon eastern on our companion network c-span. right after that...
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i urged presidential candidates to listen to the moms and to the providers are given new york city three-quarters of families on a waiting list reported that their childcare arrangements were negatively affecting their children. one parent from minnesota on the waiting list that my child is six months old and has been in three horrible daycare center in athens. research is clear that parents are more likely to work if they have reliable childcare and they find it very challenging to work when they do not. in north carolina about one out of four families on the states waiting list has lost or quit their jobs while waiting for childcare assistance. a minnesota parent describe a loss of job after eight months because upsets in my schedule due to babysitting problems. is conscientious about lining up childcare arrangements that disruptions caused everything that i had carefully plan to come tumbling down. low income moms live on the edge. they face so many challenges and childcare assistance is a lifeline. they are our countless other stories about moms who have benefited from childcare assistance bu
i urged presidential candidates to listen to the moms and to the providers are given new york city three-quarters of families on a waiting list reported that their childcare arrangements were negatively affecting their children. one parent from minnesota on the waiting list that my child is six months old and has been in three horrible daycare center in athens. research is clear that parents are more likely to work if they have reliable childcare and they find it very challenging to work when...
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i stayed at hyatt at salt lake city airport this summer and the ceres of hotels, is the front desk is actually also the starbucks and also the breakfast counter. same person who checks you in, gets your coffee and your danish. that is simple, everyone is be looking to do more things with fewer people. and therefore instead of 25,000-person factory, we need 50 people creating jobs for 20. we need 20 creating jobs for 30. we need 30 creating jobs for 40. and i think it is going to require a really different approach to the economy. different set of incentives laws, different approach to education. we do manpower development over here and have education department here and the two aren't connected. we have to completely merge them. in an ideal world that is what the election would be about. romney's view produce more startups versus obama's. it's not. but sooner or later that's where we will have to go to. >> let's go to the last group of questions because it is salient to that. talk about new actors and the rise of china. you might also carize it as the emergence of new competitors, new
i stayed at hyatt at salt lake city airport this summer and the ceres of hotels, is the front desk is actually also the starbucks and also the breakfast counter. same person who checks you in, gets your coffee and your danish. that is simple, everyone is be looking to do more things with fewer people. and therefore instead of 25,000-person factory, we need 50 people creating jobs for 20. we need 20 creating jobs for 30. we need 30 creating jobs for 40. and i think it is going to require a...